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Last week Facebook was fined for poor privacy practices by the Federal Trade Commission. Probably around $5 billion — A chunk of change to be sure. But when your net profit is $7 billion a quarter, the fine seems kinda skimpy. Put Another Zero on Facebook’s Fine. Then We Can Talk. By Kara Swisher for… [Read more]

Ever get the following nasty message when trying to post a seemingly harmless image to your Facebook timeline? We removed this post because it looks like spam and doesn’t follow our Community Standards. If your image contains text of any kind, it could be that Facebook dislikes the message. And chances are it wasn’t rejected… [Read more]

By now you’ve most likely heard about the Facebook security breach that allowed hackers to not only take over the accounts of at least 50 million users, but also access third-party websites those users logged into with their Facebook credentials. The service that got compromised is an authentication process called “single sign-on” that allows a… [Read more]

Mark Zuckerberg once characterized Facebook as a “benign utility” that promoted human interaction, community, and connectivity. Still accurate? Not so much. As discussed by Kara Swisher of Recode in a recent article for the New York Times, Facebook could be losing the battle to control the behavior of its users. It’s a great read if… [Read more]